Questions
Rizal's first novel is ________, published in 1887, which was written to expose the inequities of the Spanish Catholic friars and the ruling government during the colonization of the Philippines.
Noli Me Tangere
A famous newspaper published by Filipino reformists in Spain during the late 19th century.
La Solidaridad
Where was Rizal executed?
Bagumbayan/Rizal Park/Luneta Park
What are the three main island groups of the Philippines?
Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao
What are the three reasons for Spanish colonization?
God, Gold, and Glory
How many languages can Jose Rizal speak?
22 languages
What's the traditional house in the Philippines?
Bahay Kubo/Nipa Hut
What is the oldest city in the Philippines?
Cebu City
Alliances among barangays were common; these were formalized in a ritual called ______.
What is the place called as "Summer capital of the Philippines?"
Baguio City
Melchora Aquino, the “Mother of the Katipunan,” was also known as
Tandang Sora
In what town in Laguna was Rizal born?
Calamba
The Malolos Congress formally known as ______.
National Assembly
what collective name, or acronym, was given to three Filipino priests who were sentenced to death by the Spanish colonialists?
GOMBURZA
José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
GOMBURZA were martyrs to whom national hero Jose Rizal dedicated his second novel _______
El Filibusterismo
What are the 8 major languages in the Philippines? (give at least 3)
Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bikol, Waray, Kapampangan, and Pangasinense
The Philippines takes its name from _____ who was king of Spain during the Spanish colonization of the islands in the 16th century.
King Philip II
"The Spoliarium" is an art of a famous Filipino painter, who is he?
Juan Luna
This place can be found in Manila, it is also known as "Walled City"
Intramuros